Bloom Within is designed to help you reconnect with your innermost self and uncover the potential that resides within you. By deepening your self-awareness, you'll develop the mindset to grow and thrive, regardless of the external circumstances. In this one-day retreat, you'll experience expert-led practices such as mindful movement, breathwork, meditation, sound healing, and reflective journaling—all thoughtfully crafted to centre you, heighten your awareness, and restore clarity, focus, and balance in your life.
By turning inward and embracing a growth mindset, we can rise beyond our inner walls and flourish in ways we once thought impossible, illuminating our lives. Walk away feeling renewed, grounded, and ready to share your unique light with the world.
Limited slots are available. Sign up before October 12 to enjoy the early bird rate.
Program Schedule
Step into a day of awakening and renewal, where you'll be gently guided to honour the light and strength within you, reconnect with your inner potential and embrace the quiet beauty of personal growth. In a peaceful, nurturing space, allow yourself to bloom fully—radiant, grounded, and inspired.
9.00 am - 9.30 am
Welcome and Introduction: Planting the Seeds of Growth
Hosted by Wendy, Yoga Seeds
Wendy will give a warm welcome and introduce the retreat leaders and the day’s journey. You’ll be introduced to mindful silence, which will create fertile ground for your growth—just like a sunflower beginning its blossoming journey.
9.30 am - 10.30 am
Awakening with Sunrise Flow: Mindful Sun Salutations
Led by Yoga Seeds
Embrace the energy of a sunflower turning towards the sun in this Sun Salutations session. Connect breath with mindful movements to bring a heightened focus and awareness needed to nurture your inner growth. While cultivating clarity and focus, this mindful flow leaves you grounded, refreshed, and rooted.
10.30 am - 12.00 pm
Rooted in Strength: Mindfulness Body Scan & Breath Awareness
Led by Centre for Mindfulness
Like a sunflower deepening its roots, this body scan and breathwork session helps you tune into physical and emotional states. With non-judgmental awareness, you can connect with tension, relaxation, or even areas with discomfort, reflect on your strengths, and gain clarity on the unique qualities that nourish your inner resilience.
12.00 pm - 1.00 pm
Nourishing Your Growth: Mindful Eating Experience
Led by Centre for Mindfulness
Experience the art of mindful eating during a silent, plant-based lunch. Just as the sunflower absorbs nutrients from the soil, you'll be guided to savour each bite—fostering a deeper connection to your body’s natural rhythms and nourishment.
1.00 pm - 2.30 pm
Resilience in Bloom: The 4 S's of Self-Resilience
Led by Sound to Ground
In this creative and introspective session, you'll explore the 4 S's of Self-Resilience: Stress, Self-awareness, Self-care, and Social support. Like the sunflower thriving despite harsh conditions, identify your stress triggers using the Gingerbreadman Body Scan and create a realistic personalised self-care plan, empowering you to grow and flourish with enhanced mental resilience and balance in your everyday life.
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm
Steps of Growth: Mindful Walking Meditation
Led by Centre for Mindfulness
In this walking meditation, connect with each step, feeling the earth beneath you. Like the sunflower grounding, this practice allows you to become fully present and attuned to your sensations, cultivating your awareness of both your internal and external experiences.
3.30 pm – 3.45 pm
Tea Break: Refreshing Your Bloom
Take a short break to refresh and reflect, nourishing your inner growth.
3.45 pm – 5.15 pm
Harmony in Bloom: Yin Yoga & Sound Bath
Led by Yoga Seeds + Sound to Ground
Rest deeply in this Yin Yoga and sound bath session. Like a sunflower absorbing nourishment, it helps you release tension and find stability and inner calm through gentle restorative poses and healing sound vibrations that ground you. Experience deep relaxation, emotional release and a renewed sense of peace.
5.15 pm - 6.00 pm
Embracing Your Inner Sunflower & Flourish: Closing Circle & Reflections
Led by Centre for Mindfulness, Yoga Seeds + Sound to Ground
In a safe and supportive space, reflect on your growth through silent journaling and meditation. You’ll be guided through setting realistic intentions to help you flourish beyond the retreat, like a sunflower blossoming from deep roots.
About the Trainers
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Wendy is the founder and lead trainer of Yoga Seeds, where she curates and designs yoga curriculum, retreats, and workshops across Asia. With a background in both eastern and western philosophy, Wendy has explored the mind, body, and subtle energies, leading her to her true calling—teaching yoga and meditation. Her diverse training across yoga traditions offers a balanced approach to practice and spiritual development. Wendy is also an ambassador for Yoga Gives Back, organizing fundraisers and community classes. Her unique style blends Classical, Vinyasa, and Yin Yoga, drawing inspiration from her love of nature, diving adventures, and mountain hikes.
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Hernie is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher and professional psychotherapist with a background in art and education. Holding a Master’s in Visual Art and a Master’s in Counselling, she blends mindfulness with creative arts to enhance well-being. Hernie has been practicing mindfulness since 2012, using it as a tool for grounding and self-care throughout her global travels. Specializing in creative mindfulness and special education, she believes in the transformative power of non-judgmental self-expression through art. Hernie is certified to teach the Mindfulness-Based Wellbeing Enhancement (MBWE) program and is passionate about helping others feel anchored in their body, emotions, and thoughts.
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Amanda integrates music, arts, health, and wellness in her therapeutic services, empowering individuals and teams. With over two decades of experience as a musician, DJ, yoga teacher, sound healing practitioner, and decluttering consultant, she has led immersive sound healing experiences and wellness workshops for corporations, festivals, and retreats. Amanda holds a Master's in Arts Pedagogy and Practice from Goldsmiths, University of London, and is passionate about using arts and wellness to foster holistic growth and transformation.
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Since 2019, Dannie has been dedicated to supporting individuals on their mental health journeys. With over 30 years of corporate experience as a Strategic Corporate Training and Operations Specialist, he combines personal and professional growth in his approach to well-being. Dannie holds a Graduate Diploma in Training and Development and is a certified Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) trainer, practitioner, and coach, endorsed by the ABNLP and ICF. As a survivor of childhood trauma and clinical depression, he brings empathy and resilience to his work, specializing in empowering executives, entrepreneurs, youth, and influencers toward sustainable mental health practices.
Fees
Early Bird Rate: $590 (Ends 12 October 2024)
Standard Rate: $660
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